TNAG-1383-FCO40-1831-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 198

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(Q) ARTICLE 6(2) THIS HAS THE EFFECT OF RESTRICTING THE

ACQUISITION OF BOCASHIP TO THE FIRST GENERATION BORN AFTER 1997 TO NON-CHINESE FORMER HK BDTCS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 2 OF

YOUR TELNO 400, THIS PARAGRAPH SHULD BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR THE GRANDCHILDREN OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BDTCS BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION

WITH HONG KONG, IF BORN STATELESS, TO BE ENTITLED TO BE REGISTERED

AS BOCS PROVIDED THAT THE APPLICATIONS ARE MADE WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS

OF BIRTH.

3. THE ORDER-IN-COUNCIL WILL MAKE VARIOUS CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

TO ENACTMENTS SET OUT IN A SCHEDULE. AMONG THESE ENACTMENTS ARE

THE HIJACKING ACT 1971 AND THE PROTECTION OF AIRCRAFT ACT 1973.

THESE TWO ACTS ARE APPLIED, SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION, IN HONG KONG

BY

(A) THE HIJACKING ACT 1971 (OVERSEAS TERRITORIES) ORDER 1971: AND

(B) THE PROTECTION OF AIRCRAFT ACT 1973 (OVERSEAS TERRITORIES)

ORDER 1973.

YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER THE NEED FOR EXPRESS AMENDMENTS TO THEM.

4. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON THE COMMENTS IN PARAS 1

TO 3 ABOVE AND ON OUR OUTSTANDING COMMENTS IN OUR TELNO 337, E.G. OUR COMMENTS IN PARAGRAPH 6(F) OF OUR TELNO 337. DESPITE OUR

COMMENTS, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT ORDER IN

COUNCIL TO DISPENSE WITH THE PAYMENT OF FEES ON REGISTRATION AS

A BN(0).

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY.

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT.

MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

HD/NTD

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PS/MR LUCE

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/PU8

SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

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RESEARCH DEPT.(MR WALKER )

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME

OFFICE.

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE,

CROYDON.

Mr Miller, MVD

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